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25/505264/LAWPRO - Lawful Development Cert. (Proposed) Withdrawn

Proposal

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Application progress

✓
Received
around 23 Dec 2025
−
Withdrawn
20 Mar 2026
✗
Appeal dismissed
15 May 2026

Withdrawn on 20 Mar 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 3 Oct 2026

Site constraints 9

Kent Downs National Landscape
Great weight to conserving the landscape; major development restricted.
Previously an area of outstanding natural beauty, which is still the designation in law. Since 2023 authorities must seek to further its purpose, not merely have regard to it.
Boxley Village conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Special area of conservation 242 m away: North Downs Woodlands
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
2 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: Hatchetts Cottage Styles Cottage, Grade II, 42 m away · 2 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
Show all 2 with distances
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
SSSI 242 m away: Wouldham to Detling Escarpment SSSI; Radon affected area, class 4; Inside the Boxley built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 4, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Council
Maidstone
Application type
Lawful Development Cert. (Proposed)
Postcode
ME14 3EB
Received
around 23 Dec 2025
Validated
23 Dec 2025
Ward
Boxley Downs
Parish
Boxley
Case officer
Show
Target decision
18 Mar 2026
Decision
Application Withdrawn
Decision date
20 Mar 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Appeal
Dismissed · 15 May 2026 · Written Representations · Inspectorate case 6006411 ↗
Applicant
Show
Agent
Environment and Planning Service

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14531925
Planning Portal ref
PP-14531925
Statutory expiry
17 Feb 2026
Env. assessment
No
Maidstone
Planning Authority Score
7.1/10
Good
#58 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Maidstone is faster than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #34 out of 296. Only 30% of applications have the time limit extended, well below the 41% national average - the council usually decides on time. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (91%) than the national average (90%).

Faster than most councils
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Maidstone decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
84%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #225 of 296
91%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #175 of 296
81%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #34 of 296
30%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #55 of 296
76%
Minor dwellings approved
136 decided (1-9 homes)
75%
Major dwellings approved
20 decided (10+ homes)
75%
Change of use approved
44 decided
1,110
Total decisions
181 refused in the year to March 2026

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